Roustam Raza
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Roustam Raza, also known as Roustan or Rustam, was a mamluk bodyguard and secondary valet of Napoleon.
Le Mamelouk Roustam Raza by Jacques-Nicolas Paillot de Montabert, 1806
Painting of the Battle of Abensberg by Jean-Baptiste Debret, 1810. Roustam Raza (recognizable by his turban) is depicted in the background at the far right
Napoleon's Return to the Island of Lobau After the Battle of Essling by Charles Meynier, 1812. Roustam Raza in the background.
Portrait of Roustam Raza by Horace Vernet. 1810
Louis-Étienne Saint-Denis
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Louis-Étienne Saint-Denis was a member of the Mamelukes of the Imperial Guard, leading him to be known in his lifetime as "Mamelouk Ali". He was most notable as a faithful servant to Napoleon I during
Roustam Raza
…emperor's abdication. Raza's position as second valet was filled during the Hundred Days restoration by his former assistant and the Imperial Librarian, Louis-Étienne Saint-Denis, whom Napoleon took to calling Ali. Like Raza, Saint-Denis also wrote an autobiography about his time in Napoleon's Service. On 7 December 1845, Roustam…
Grave in Sens.
Charles de Steuben's Death of Napoleon; Mamelouk Ali is circled.